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Community Service

The School’s devotion to service dates to its earliest years, when Marvelwood’s founders recognized the importance of lending a hand to the school’s neighbors. Over the years, this commitment has grown to involvement in a network of more than 20 service organizations on and off campus. Students choose from a variety of projects with a blend of hands-on labor and professional pursuits, and is a part of every student's weekly curriculum, each Wednesday. In addition, the senior class participates in a service trip each year just prior to graduation, and Marvelwood has established a relationship with a school in rural Panama for international community outreach.

Current Community Service options reflect long-established service relationships in the region, as well as on-campus assignments. As they work, students gain an awareness of the world outside the classroom. They also begin to recognize their individual skills and talents, and see how those talents can have a positive impact on those around them.

Marvelwood intends that serving the community will become a way of life for our students. Both the School’s Core Values: Honesty, Respect, Responsibility, Service to Others, and the Round Square IDEALS, espouse the importance of community outreach and support.

Please contact Community Service Director Matt Walters '97 with any questions about the program.

International Service to the Community: Panama

The children in the village of La Zahina and their teacher, Petra, have become special friends with Marvelwood students over the years as part of our bi-annual Panama Trip. The highlight of each year's trip is the day spent at the La Zahina school doing crafts, sharing experiences and swimming in the Chagres River together. Miss Doss and the Marvelwood Community have raised money for school supplies, a library, as well as to help La Zahina students continue their schooling past Grade 6, when public school ends for most children in the rural parts of Panama.